Regarding the two little ones' idea to go out and investigate, the Blue Skirt Senior Sister from Yaochi agreed without a second thought. With her there to protect them, there would definitely be no safety issues.
Besides, it would allow these two to gain some combat experience, so why not?
Qian Lin probably hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; the series of excuses she had prepared were useless. In the end, she could only give a couple of helpless laughs, silently complaining in her heart that women from Yaochi were indeed quite outrageous.
"That Demonic Cultivator is not lightly injured. The Blood Escape Art is a life-risking technique that harms the user as much as the enemy for low-level Demonic Cultivators. In the short term, that Demonic Cultivator won't have the strength to continue attacking." The Blue Skirt Senior Sister's reasoning was quite sound. Demonic Cultivators were human too; when injured, they had to recover. It was impossible to recover in just one day.
Therefore, Qian Lin and Ye Qiuhan were currently super safe. Plus, with a Half-step Grandmaster like her guarding them, that Heart Nurturing Realm Demonic Cultivator couldn't stir up any trouble.
After hearing the Blue Skirt Senior Sister's reasoning, Qian Lin found herself speechless. The logic was reasonable and sufficient; she had just been a bit too timid.
"Where do you plan to go first? I'll take you there on a Flying Sword." The Blue Skirt Senior Sister felt around in the Storage Pouch at her waist and pulled out a somewhat large greatsword.
Honghu Academy was very, very large. The time it took to run from one courtyard to another was not short, which was why Qian Lin had been so exhausted that day after being chased by Ye Qiuhan to another courtyard.
Running over ten kilometers straight—it was simply beyond ridiculous!
Even she, a Demon Path Supreme, could barely take it, yet Ye Qiuhan was still lively and energetic, making one wonder if this girl was some Vicious Beast in human form.
"Let's go to the place where we first discovered the body. We have the deepest impression of that spot," Qian Lin decided.
"Fine, get on the Flying Sword." The Blue Skirt Senior Sister naturally agreed.
The massive Flying Sword slowly floated up. Qian Lin pulled Ye Qiuhan and jumped onto the Flying Sword, which was about twenty centimeters off the ground.
Even with two girls standing on it, the Flying Sword remained as steady as Mount Tai, without the slightest wobble. When Qian Lin looked down, she also noticed that this sword was unusual.
The sword wasn't even sharpened. Rather than a sword, it was more like a large iron block in the shape of a sword.
It likely wouldn't kill anyone by cutting; its lethality probably relied on its weight to smash things.
Hiss, this Blue Skirt Senior Sister looks soft and weak, but I didn't expect her to be so irritable inside; it's truly surprising.
After Qian Lin and Ye Qiuhan jumped onto the Flying Sword, Blue Skirt Senior Sister also jumped on. With the activation of the Flying Sword Technique, the giant sword steadily left the ground and flew toward the distance.
Standing on the Flying Sword, Qian Lin didn't feel any discomfort. Around the Flying Sword was a layer of invisible Spiritual Qi that blocked the oncoming gale, and on the sword's body, there was also a layer of Spiritual Qi to secure those standing on it. All in all, it seemed to place a lot of emphasis on the user experience?
"This Flying Sword cost me a great deal to get from the Green Lotus Sword Sect. Even among those sword lunatics, a few smart ones occasionally appear." Even with the Flying Sword, this journey would still take about five minutes, so Blue Skirt Senior Sister began introducing the Flying Sword beneath their feet.
Somewhat to Qian Lin's surprise, this sword wasn't meant for combat or killing enemies, but was a tool sword with a very singular purpose.
Its reason for existence was simply to make the Flying Sword Technique more comfortable to use.
The deliberately thickened and enlarged blade, lighter Materials, and several built-in Formations caused this Flying Sword to lose almost all practical combat value, leaving only its use as a transport Flying Sword.
But, it must be said, this thing was indeed quite comfortable to use.
Steady and without the slightest vibration, with no need to worry about cutting through the wild winds in the air, it was the perfect choice for home travel or taking juniors out for a trip.
"It sounds pretty good; I feel like its future market prospects will be great," Qian Lin whispered to herself.
Her words weren't aimless. In the future cultivation world, there were many low-level Cultivators who used this kind of Flying Sword; both the Righteous Path and Demonic Path practitioners liked them very much.
Speaking of which, so these pure transport Flying Swords appeared in this era? She had thought it would take many more years for them to emerge.
Sigh, I always feel like my past life was lived in vain. Aside from fighting and taking the blame, I didn't do much else.
Major future events? She only knew the general outlines.
When those major events happened, she was basically playing a game of cat and mouse with the Righteous Path Cultivators chasing her. By the time she escaped them, those big events were already over.
Then she would discover that another 'pot' of blame had mysteriously landed on her shoulders.
It was truly baffling. Just how powerful do you Righteous Path people think I, Qian Lin, am? If anything bad happens, it must be my doing, right?!
"We're here. This place has been temporarily sealed off, so don't worry about unrelated people coming over." While Qian Lin's mind was wandering, the Flying Sword came to a steady stop at the place where she had discovered the corpse the day before yesterday at noon. Blue Skirt Senior Sister jumped off and spoke to the two little ones.
Qian Lin quickly snapped back to her senses and followed Ye Qiuhan in jumping off the Flying Sword.
Although a day had passed, a faint scent of blood still lingered in the air, silently reminding visitors that a terrifying murder had once occurred here.
"That victimized Junior Sister had been studying at the Academy for three years and was expected to Breakthrough to the Heart Nurturing Realm next year. In the future, she likely would have joined Penglai to become an Outer Sect Disciple." Blue Skirt Senior Sister gave Qian Lin and Ye Qiuhan a brief summary of the victim's information. "Her Spiritual Qi attribute was Earth Element. She was quite well-liked in the Academy and didn't have any enemies."
As expected, there wasn't much useful information. Qian Lin sighed softly and walked with Ye Qiuhan to the corner where that Senior Sister had been found.
At that time, that Senior Sister was sitting in this spot. The expression on her face—surprise mixed with a hint of joy—had completely frozen. The fatal wound should have been the one on her neck, while the disembowelment was most likely something the killer did after she died.
"Did you think of anything?" Qian Lin turned to look at Ye Qiuhan, only to see the black-haired Stupid Girl staring at the corner with a conflicted look, her face full of distress.
She looked like she was trying hard to think, but for some reason, it felt more like... uh, the way someone looks when they're enduring a stomachache.
Pfft, don't laugh at Qian Lin; Ye Qiuhan's current expression was truly too amusing.
"I have a few ideas, but they're very fragmented and I can't piece them together at all." Ye Qiuhan shook her head. "If only there were more clues..."
"More clues, huh? Well, it's not like there aren't any."
"Eh?"